Jury selection commences for Daniel Penny, a US Marine veteran charged with the manslaughter of Jordan Neely, a black street performer, on a New York subway train last year. The incident, which involved Penny restraining Neely in a choke hold for over three minutes,

Jury selection has begun in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year

Marine vet Daniel Penny is accused of killing Jordan Neely on an NYC subway after placing him in a chokehold in 2023.

Penny could face up to 15 years in state prison if convicted of the top count. The trial is expected to last until around Christmas.

Jury selection was expected to begin Monday in the manslaughter case of Daniel Penny, who put Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York City subway last year leading to Neely's death.

Witnesses said Mr Neely was shouting about being hungry and willing to return to jail or die, but there was no indication he physically attacked anyone. Emergency responders could

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is accused of choking Jordan Neely to death on the subway in 2023.

Penny, is accused of "recklessly causing the death" of Jordan Neely, a street performer, on a train on May 1, 2023.

Daniel Penny, who put the man, Jordan Neely, in a chokehold last year, told investigators that Mr. Neely posed a deadly threat. The killing polarized New York.